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Show d i d n ' t keep running away to do other things! But a lesson before breakfast ought to be a good time. He i s grating the lemon while 1 write.Can you smei how good i t is? The crust i s baking. We c a n ' t get lemons here-Alma brought thxs too from shanghai,- The big Fourth Moon Fair i s over-nearly. Yesterday there werr few wome who came and today the l i t t l e boys go back to school in the Kindergarten Ro room which i s one of the three places where we have nbeeb welcoming them. It, rained a l i t t l e and so that made the numbers l e s s . But at the s t r e e t chajble the women w i l l go a^ usual for a number of days yet. 1 went down yesterday near noon. I had eaten a i i t t i e Xanch and told the g i r l s not to expect me back. No sooner had I reached the chapel where no outside IOIKS JAa# e^*M Jlfit> were waiting just then, than Mrs Chang , whose home i s in the yard came in to ask a l l the women who had been preaching there that week #o join aer in ea£i eating dumplings,and i n s i s t e d that I- come too. I t was r e a l l y quite a feast and we had four kinds of sweets and four Kinds of meat and vegetables beside the steaming dumplings of which they are so fond,and which t h i s oime were ox g a r l i c leaves-tender and tast§yi Xe was l e t s of fun to do something l i k e th** and we had a good time. They had a l o t of cle/iver r i d d l e s w6»t 01 Uiem of things to eat. For instance the peanut was"A l i t t l e man in a brown coat,when n i s brown coat comes off he d i s c l o s e s a red c o a t . " ' And wheat was'' I am long i n the f i e l d s and don't fear cold /ipr heat,buo i t i s eigne long months befor X can s e t t l e down at home to r e s t . " But I told Mrs Shen that he couldn't 0& when he got home because'he had to ma&e the food. Alter the dinner some j/v0m women came and we went back to Lalk, uo them. Then a l i t t l e l a t e r Mr» Cnang went with me for a l i t t l e glimpse of the Fair and one many things for sale. I t was rainy so there were few people, but l o t s ul l i t t l e tays and many other things for sale. I brought home a mud dog that barks and a r o o s t e r that can crow in exactly the same voice; They wouldn't goxnto my p^citet and a l l the way home people smiled to see me with them. Half a dozen small boys escorted me and were so happy when I told the gateman to l e t them in and I gave each a p o s t a l . Such a l i t t l e thing to give a l o t of pleasure! We have eome new rooms near uhe church for the women's use ,and I am wanting -now that there are fewer women and l e s s of a rush of things oo do, to have a " l i t t l e " C h i n e s e feast for tuese who have been working so nard,and i n i t i a t e the new rooms too. I have enjoyed framing some fine Bible p i c t u r es for the walls and nan my teacher write the verses that explain them. I t i s evening now -ana the boy i s going to we Post Office and will mail dnis. Your package went off in uoday's mail and I hope you'ix l i k e it even if you do have to !;a\ign at i t! I ' d l i k e to write to Hester too. Please uiiank uer for hue aot puzzle .he seno l a s t time,Ana t e l l her I bou6nu her a l i t t l e embroidery t h i s week. Emma sent me a p i c t u r e of dnem a l l trial I'v^- enjuy^d a l o t . The cniid- ren keeP t u e i r own looks even when they Oeow t a l l e r . Will Dor-Jbuj ttf In ,-tiiooi nexu faix? Trains are running ggs&Ln and Cuaeg asa Lm seems to Dc dei?e«Wdi Ho:; neal-i-y I must stop- Just evi.r so much love-.- Xways Your EdiIn (QJAAH |
